Our Mission

The Problem At Hand

• Over 1.2 million students drop out of high school in the United States each year. That's 7,000 kids a day

• The most recent survey from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) ranked the U.S. 38th out of 71 countries in math and 24th out of 71 in science.

• Nationally, over 22 million students receive free or reduced price lunches annually, making it likely that a child arriving to a Kids in Seats event will not have adequate funds to buy a meal

• In 2017, the high school dropout rate was 7.8% and 22.2% of those teens were living in poverty.

Our Goal

Kids in Seats works directly with social service agencies and local schools throughout the United States. We play a vital role to these organizations by providing them with thousands of free tickets annually to major sports and entertainment events. Tickets to a major league baseball game, or a star- studded concert, are then rewarded to students who have achieved program goals. These memorable experiences serve as a valuable incentive in reinforcing positive achievements for at- risk kids.